Total Crime Rate

137.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 63.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lichfield Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Coleridge , and the 90th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Cambridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lichfield Road (CB1 3SH) in the last 12 months was 137.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% higher than the Coleridge average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (CB1 3SH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Perne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Neville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perne Avenue —
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Data Sources

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